Tiptoeing into the Cascades

I am at the westerly edge of the Cascades for a few days.  I decided to head into the foothills to see how far I could get.  I knew it wouldn't be far.  I won't be able to get to Crater Lake until late June because of all the snow that is up there.

Approaching the foothills, I could see that even they had snow on them.

The area is part of a National Forest.  I was amazed at how green and lush everything was.

My way in and up followed streams until I had to turn around because of the snow.  The area abounds with rushing streams and waterfalls.

Sooo nice!